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BeverlyHighAlumni.com
Beverly School System Local Traditions BeverlyHighAlumni.com was created by Karen Christensen, BHS Class of 1986, and is hosted by NetAtlantic Internet Services, Salem MA
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In the News... A NEW BEVERLY HIGH SCHOOL!!!! Click HERE for the full article from www.beverlyschools.org. This is an exciting time for the City Of Beverly! Construction of a new Beverly High School to serve our students and community for decades to come is a most significant undertaking for the city! The above webpage will be frequently updated to provide current information on progress. The Beverly City Council gave its final approval, 8-1, on Monday, December 3, 2008, to spend more than $80 million to build the new High School. Here's some background... In spring 1965, Beverly High School students walked a quarter mile from the old high school (now Briscoe Middle School) to the new high school at 100 Sohier Road. At that time, Beverly Trade School, known as the Claude H. Patten Vocational School, and Beverly High School were combined into one building. In 1973, Beverly’s citizens voted to join the North Shore Regional Vocational District, which eventually opened the North Shore Technical High School. The Beverly School Committee gradually phased out its vocational school. In September 1997, the remaining vocational functions were moved to North Shore Technical High School, and the vocational wing was converted into a temporary elementary school. When the five year elementary school building program was completed in 2002, the former vocational wing returned to high school control. Over the years, the high school facility has aged. In September 2000, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) placed the High School on "warning", citing deteriorating condition of the building, its infrastructure, and its instructional equipment. Shortly thereafter, the City of Beverly, acting through its Building Commission, engaged the architectural firm Symmes Maini & McKee Associates (SMMA) to conduct a feasibility study of Beverly High School. The purpose of the analysis was to provide a comprehensive examination of the current High School and to develop options and costs for future facilities needs. The recommended option of constructing a new academic building and renovating the field house, auditorium, and cafeteria areas was adopted by the School Committee and City Council. In February 2006, the Beverly City Council appropriated $65,000,000 for this project. Heery International was selected to serve as our Owner’s Project Manager in the fall of 2006, and the architectural firm Mount Vernon Group was selected in January 2007. Beverly High School SOLAR FIELD UPGRADE - buildbabybuild.com, Stephanie, 5/25/09 Sandy Kessaris, class of ’49, and Bob Carr, class of ’49, plus BHS coach Dick Batchelder, have written a pictorial book chronicling more than 100 years of BHS football. They have allowed the Beverly Historical Society & Museum to publish this book for them and are selling it with the net profits going to the Society, (a 501C3 organization) More info Former BHS Librarian Kevin McGrath opened an area of the BHS Library devoted to the Archives of Beverly High School. The collection features documents dating back to the mid-1800s, as well as old BHS publications. You can view samples of the collection online, at http://www.primaryresearch.org, or visit the BHS library... (don't forget your hall pass!!). McGrath has since taken a position at another school, but the archives are still well-maintained, and are available for viewing (call ahead) at the BHS library. Beverly High School retained its accreditation in April, 2006. Memorial Middle School closed at the end of the 2004/2005 school year. As of 2005, all Beverly middle school students were attending Briscoe Middle School, which was originally constructed in 1923 and served as the city's high school until 1965. Articles and Helpful Info:
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